The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-01-13
HOW HE FEEDS HIS HORSES.
The Handy Device of a Minnesota Farmer
Pulling a Cord by His Bed.

Pulling a Cord by His Bed.
4 recent call at the residence of our
townsman, James G. Richardson, re-
vealed several original and novel labor
saving devices, of which we make men,
ton. Mr. r mas for years fed his
horses in the morning by simply pulling
wire that leads from the house to the
barn. For some time he used fitting
buckets. These answered very we'll
but did not prove entirely satisfactory.
as the oats had TO be measured and
placed in the buckets.
After studying the matter he invented,
and has had in operation for a year or
more, an automatic feeding device that
does the work perfectly. By this ar
rangement Mr.. r is enabled to feed his
three horses before rising, as the oats
are taken directly from the bin, meas
ured, and thrown to the horses by simp-
ly pulling 3 cord that hangs at the head
of the bed, the corG being connected to
the wire leading to the barn. This
cord also passes into the kitchen, so
the horses can be fed from the house at
any time. At the barn they are fed
from the lower floor, without going up
SANS lilC OdI DIuS OpOn
one side of the stable hang four small
rings. A pull Of one of these rings
feeds ali the horses, the other three act
independently, and any horse can be-
fed by pulling the desired ring, so if
any horse is away only oats for those
remaining need be given. By simple
measuring device, which is attached to
and is part of the feeder one horse can
be fed one quantity of grain and an
other another quantity; also, a horse
can De led two quarts IN the mornir o,
Tour at noon, and six at night, or any
quantity desired at any time. Whether
the cord IS pulled and instantly re-
leased. or held an indefinite time. the
result IS the same; only the predeter-
mined quantity of oats will pass to the
manger.
The receptacles of the feeder are
numbered, and 20 the bin is attached a
movable dial with corresponding num-
bers, SO a glance will determine
whether any or all the horses have been
led. The bins can be of any size de-
sired; but those at Mr. f. barn hold a
quantity sufficient to feed the three
horses for SIX months, so, in that time,
all the labor TO be done is to pull the
cords IN the house or the rings in the
barn. Mr.. r. has patented the inyen-
ton, and with such 4 complete emanci-
patton Of labor by SO simple and mex
pensive a device, it seems as though
every gentleman would wish TO adopt
the plan, for lis convenience at the barn
alone even though they had no use for
Ii from the house. 1t is not only labor
saving and inexpensive, but the oats
are entirely projected from the rats,
and it is so simple it cannot get out of
order.
Mention might be made of the curl
ously arranged doors for the saving of
room in the barn. One is made to tee-
scope so as TO occupy but little space
Another large door is made to slide and
swing at the same time when being
opened or closed, and when open. occu-
pics space only the thickness of tho
door Another heavy sliding door. two
incnes thick, and nearly five feet wide,
when open, stands nearly at right angles
to the position when closed. and instead
or taking five feet of valuable space,
uses but eleven inches.
Another labOr-savlng device is
simple machine for lighting the kitchen
fire. This is attached to the stove
hearth by thumb-screw, and can be
removed at pleasure. The fire is light
ed inside the stove, and the lighter,
after having performed its duty, re-
moves Itself out of the way of the heat,
and is ready for use again. This lighter
is worked by single pull of the cord
that is attached TO the one at the head
Of tie bed.
Nor is this all; pull of the cord that
feeds the horses and lights the kitchen
fire also releases the spring that puts
the draft Oh a coal stove in the adjoin-
ing room These devices can be oper-
ated simultaneously or independently,
as desired, and are great blessings this
cold weather
Mr.. K. is natural inventor, and,
though engaged in mercantile pursuits,
with no practical experience as ma
chinist, be instantly comprehends me-
chanical effects; and when realizing
any labor-saying necessity he invents
some device for its accomplishment.
His inventions are all practical and of
the simplest construction; and a striking
popularity is, he never draws plan or
constructs a model till he has studied
the machine into perfect working in his
nind.-LGke city (H,Hn.) sentinel.